Prep roundup: Dublin boys beat Monte Vista in a defensive gem
Boys basketball
No. 8 Dublin 55, No. 3 Monte Vista 44
Dublin held host Monte Vista to four points in the first quarter on Friday night and withstood a second-quarter comeback to prevail in an East Bay Athletic League game.
Miles Pollard scored 13 points and Cameron Anderson added 11 to lead Dublin, which stretched its winning streak to four.
Collin Ellis had 13 points to lead Monte Vista.
Dublin led 18-4 after the first quarter, 27-22 at halftime and 44-34 after three periods as the Gaels sent Monte Vista to a second consecutive EBAL loss. The Mustangs fell at De La Salle 65-54 on Tuesday.
The win improved Dublin’s record to 16-3 overall and 2-0 in the league. Monte Vista is 15-3, 0-2.
The Mustangs will get a shot to bounce back on Saturday night as they play Marin Catholic at the Martin Luther King-John Lewis Memorial showcase at Miramonte.
Dublin next plays Tuesday at Foothill.
No. 5 Archbishop Mitty 51, Sacred Heart Cathedral 47 (OT)
A trip to San Francisco in West Catholic Athletic League play is rarely easy. That was no different Friday night as Mitty needed an extra four minutes to survive Sacred Heart Cathedral’s upset bid.
The Monarchs prevailed to remain undefeated in the WCAL while extending their win streak to four.
Nathan d’Abreu Noronha (15 points), Tyler Jones (14 points) and Grayson Jalal (eight points) led the way for Mitty.
SHC got 19 points from Fedrick Pernell, nine points from Mykel Patton and eight from Zemaury Erfe.
Mitty improved to 10-4 overall and 4-0 in the WCAL. The Monarchs will have the weekend off before their big game at home on Tuesday night against Archbishop Riordan.
SHC dropped to 7-7, 0-4.
No. 7 San Ramon Valley 74, California 39
San Ramon Valley outscored visiting California 48-19 in the middle two quarters as the Wolves breezed to their second consecutive EBAL triumph.
Thirteen SRV players scored as the Danville school improved to 15-3, 2-0.
California is 10-7, 1-1.
Thomas Conley (13 points) and Seamus Deely (10 points) scored in double figures for SRV.
Macio Budge had 11 points for California.
Both of these teams will play at Miramonte’s showcase on Saturday. California will face Northgate and SRV will meet Inderkum-Sacramento.
No. 2 De La Salle 70, Amador Valley 39
Amador Valley had a strong start as the visitors led 18-16 after one quarter.
After that, it was all De La Salle as the home team turned this EBAL game into a rout behind another strong contribution from Alec Blair. The junior standout finished with 22 points in less than three quarters.
De La Salle also got eight points from Leo Ricketts and seven from Ibrahim Monawar while improving to 15-3, 2-0.
Cade Krueger scored 10 points for Amador Valley, which fell to 15-4, 0-2.
De La Salle will next play at home in its MLK Classic on Monday against Crean Lutheran-Irvine. Amador Valley will play host to Granada on Tuesday.
No. 1 Salesian 81, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 61
Salesian led by two points after the first quarter and 10 at halftime. By the end of the third quarter, the visitor’s advantage widened to 19 as the Pride turned back St. Patrick-St. Vincent in a Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division game.
Elias Obenyah (14 points), De’Undrae Perteete (13 points), Alvin Loving (13 points) and Carlton Perrilliat (12 points) led the way for Salesian.
SPSV got 17 points from Deuce Walker and nine points each from Tyriq McNeal and Christian Trusclair as the Bruins fell to 11-4, 3-1.
Salesian (17-1, 4-0) will play in one of the marquee games on Monday at De La Salle as the Pride will meet Riordan at 6:30 p.m.
“Should be a fun game,” Salesian coach Bill Mellis said in a text.
Girls basketball
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 75, No. 5 Sacred Heart Cathedral 42
Celebrating Morgan & 1k#goMonarchs pic.twitter.com/NORD36fSo0
— Mitty WBB (@mitty_wbb) January 13, 2024
On a night in which UConn-bound Morgan Cheli reached 1,000 career points, Mitty added more reason to celebrate as the Monarchs built a 54-22 halftime advantage on their way to a dominant WCAL victory over visiting SHC.
McKenna Woliczko scored 24 points, Cheli finished with 14 and Elana Weisman chipped in with 13 to lead the nation’s top-ranked team to its 13th consecutive victory to open the season. The Monarchs are 3-0 in the WCAL.
Needing nine points for 1,000, Cheli reached the mark with a drive through the lane for a layup in the third quarter. Mitty immediately called timeout, and Cheli’s teammates ran onto the court to celebrate with the senior guard.
SHC slipped to 9-2, 1-1.
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